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England cannot afford another performance riddled with indiscipline against All Blacks
Scoring eight tries against Japan should not detract from glut of penalties team conceded, having failed to adapt to referee’s demands
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Japan match is perfect warm-up for New Zealand – here is my England XV
This could be the one chance the side have to face the All Blacks before the World Cup so tour is unlikely to be viewed as developmental
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Let’s salute Northampton winning for all the right reasons
Saints won their first Premiership in 10 years with victory over Bath – over the season it was a title won in the right, entertaining manner
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Saracens era is over – and Bath’s years in the doldrums serves as a warning
After a heroic loss to Northampton, the departures of Owen Farrell and the Vunipolas are lines in the sand at StoneX Stadium
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Breathtaking Harlequins great for the game – but that will not make rugby survive financially
European rugby does not get better than the one-point victory over Bordeaux – so why is there not more money in our sport?
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Bordeaux’s monster props prove it’s time to ban non-injury replacements
Top 14 outfit crushed Saracens on Saturday through raw size rather than sheer skill – that is not a future that rugby wants to see
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Abuse of refs is a creeping problem – rugby cannot afford to be like football
Nothing wrong with legitimate complaints about errors that are made, but they do unfortunately happen, as seen with Quins v Bath chaos
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World Rugby’s proposed laws stretch credulity by welcoming not-straight line-outs
Proposals are essentially contradictory – an order to apply current laws strictly tempered by referees using discretion to speed up the game
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England back line more balanced without Owen Farrell
Lawrence’s wrecking-ball display and Smith’s creative spark against France helped produce one of England’s best performances under Borthwick
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Ireland were not bad – England forced them into mistakes
England’s best performance since 2019 World Cup was built on a powerful carrying game rather than kicking from deep
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The hard truth? England have not improved under Borthwick
Steve Borthwick is right to prioritise defence, but not to exclusion of work on attack – especially when they have regressed on that front
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If England can’t catch, can’t pass and can’t carry, how do they win a Test?
There is no easy remedy for England's inexplicable handling errors while ball-carrying remains absent from their attacking game
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What must England do to beat Scotland? Here is who I would start at Murrayfield
Murrayfield visit will be the acid test for Borthwick and his players after an indifferent start to the Six Nations
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I understand Steve Borthwick’s messages about England – I just do not believe them
Scotland game will show whether there has been any genuine improvement under head coach in this Six Nations
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England to win the Six Nations? Not like this they won’t
If Steve Borthwick’s men play against Ireland or France like they did against Italy, there will be little or no chance of salvation
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England team I would select to take on Italy in Six Nations opener
Borthwick needs solid set-pieces and players who can perform on instinct, pointing to fresh talent such as Feyi-Waboso and Cunningham-South
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